The Bukit Jalil Highway, or Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway, Federal Route 217, is a major highway in
Klang Valley
Klang Valley () is an urban agglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and including their adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is the urban area of the much larger Ku ...
, Malaysia. It is a toll-free and also a second highway after
Shah Alam Expressway E5. It connects the
Sungai Besi Expressway E9 near
Selangor Turf Club in the east to
Damansara–Puchong Expressway
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway (Malay language, Malay: ''Lebuhraya Damansara–Puchong'') , abbreviated as LDP, is a major controlled-access highway in the Petaling District of Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway runs in a north–south direc ...
E11 near
Puchong Jaya in the west.
The highway passes
Bandar Kinrara and
Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway in addition to cit ...
.
The Kilometre Zero of the highway starts at
Puchong Jaya Interchange near
Puchong
Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in the Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Bordering Kuala Lumpur, it is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area. It is bordered by Petaling Jaya in the north, Subang J ...
, Selangor. The Kilometre Zero monument is erected near
Pos Malaysia Deliver Branch at Puchong Town Centre in Puchong.
History
During
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...
in Kuala Lumpur, the highway became a second main route to
National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil after
Shah Alam Expressway. In 2004, the highway was gazetted as a Federal Route 217.
At most sections, the Federal Route 217 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
List of interchanges
Gallery
Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil (Malaysia Federal Route 217), Bandar Kinrara 20230424 150317.jpg, FT 217 section in Bandar Kinrara
Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil (Malaysia Federal Route 217), Bukit Jalil 20230424 150531.jpg, FT 217 section in Bukit Jalil
Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil (Malaysia Federal Route 217), Bukit Jalil 20230424 150624.jpg, FT 217 section in TPM
Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil (Malaysia Federal Highway 217), Bandar Kinrara 20231007 123244.jpg, FT 217 towards eastward at Bandar Kinrara
References
{{Malaysian Federal Roads
Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley
Highways in Malaysia
Roads in Kuala Lumpur